The part about making sure all the tea was destroyed shows how determined they were. They didn’t want anyone using it or selling it. It makes sense that Britain reacted so strongly afterward with the Coercive Acts.

Hewes makes it sound like everything was calm and organized, not like a wild riot. That makes me think they wanted people to see the Tea Party as a proud, controlled protest instead of random destruction.

This part shows how serious they were about what they were doing. They all took personal risks for what they believed in, which really shows the early revolutionary spirit—standing up for freedom even if it meant getting in trouble.

It’s interesting that everyone kept quiet afterward. It reminds me of how some protest groups today stay anonymous to protect themselves, kind of like the Sons of Liberty did later.

It’s kind of surprising that the British ships didn’t try to stop them. Maybe the soldiers didn’t want to start a fight, or maybe they didn’t expect the colonists to actually go through with destroying all the tea.

I wonder why they decided to dress up as Native Americans. Was it just to stay anonymous, or did they do it to make a point about being “American” and different from the British?

Griffin’s Wharf was the harbor area in Boston where the Tea Party took place. The fact that British warships were right there shows how much control the British military had over the city even before the war started.

Governor Thomas Hutchinson was a loyal British official in Massachusetts. He refused to send the tea ships back, which basically caused the Tea Party to happen. It shows how government leaders weren’t listening to the people’s frustration anymore.

This happened just before the American Revolution. At that time, colonists were really angry about the Tea Act and other taxes that they thought were unfair. The Boston Tea Party became a big moment where people openly protested British control.

A tomahawk is a small axe that Native Americans originally used. The men at the Boston Tea Party carried fake ones and dressed like “Indians” to hide who they were and to show they were breaking away from British identity.

The word “rebels” here means the American colonists who went against British rule. The British used it as a negative label to make them sound like troublemakers instead of people standing up for their rights.